Family tensions can run high over Christmas. Here’s how to make things a little easier

2024 NFL playoff picture: How Bengals, Dolphins and Colts can still make postseason after Chargers' victory

There's only one playoff spot up for grabs in the AFC

CBS Sports - 1h

How Tension With a Star and Nightmare Losses Led to an Awkward N.B.A. Firing

Sacramento Kings players completed practice on Friday and prepared for a flight to face the Lakers. But before the plane even left, their coach had been fired.

The New York Times - 9h

The Biggest Thing You Can Do in 2025 to Grow Your Business

At the beginning of each week, identify the one to three high-value activities that you need to accomplish.

Inc. - 9h

Exit the Daily Grind: How To Make Your Business Run Without You

Off-board yourself and make this the year you finally stop waiting to live your life later.

Inc. - 11h

Here's how this DC-area high school is attempting to close the wealth gap

Over the course of three years, students take courses on saving money, building wealth and budgeting, setting them up to achieve economic mobility and success.

CNBC - 12h

An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump's political coalition

An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in the president-elect’s political movement into public display

ABC News - 1d

19 Anthony Bourdain Quotes That Can Make You a Better Leader

“You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.”

Inc. - 1d

Trump Wants U.S. Control of the Panama Canal. Here Are 3 Things to Know.

Treaties ratified by the Senate in 1978 established permanent neutrality, but some Republicans regret that decision.

The New York Times - 1d

How Inc. 5000 Manufacturing Companies Plan to Respond to High Tariffs

Prices for parts and finished goods will rise. But some see opportunity.

Inc. - 2d

Returning to the Office Can Disrupt Life. Here Are Some Coping Tips

Going to an office after remote working long term can be a major adjustment.

Inc. - 2d

Listen: Can You Guess These 12 Christmas Movies?

Find out if you deserve the expert’s Santa hat or a big old lump of coal.

The New York Times - Dec. 17

How USC can use Las Vegas Bowl comeback over Texas A&M as springboard for must-win 2025 season

USC closed its season with a dramatic win over Texas A&M in the Las Vegas Bowl, starring Ja'Kobi Lane

CBS Sports - 12h

Here’s how Trump can still defuse the ‘MAGA civil war’ over immigration

The Republican Party will have unified control of Washington starting next month, but fissures in the party’s coalition are already emerging even before President-elect Trump takes office.

MarketWatch - 13h

Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports

What is the bird flu pandemic risk? CDC analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans.

NBC News - 1d

"The Dish": Family-run pancake house draws global visitors with famous buckwheat pancakes

In this week's "The Dish," Nancy Chen visits Cartwright's Maple Tree Inn in Western New York, a family-owned gem open just nine weeks a year. Known for its renowned buckwheat pancakes and ...

CBS News - 1d

‘Santa Claus rally’ is here — but can the stock market avoid the ‘Grinch pinch’?

Remember: ‘If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall.’

MarketWatch - 1d

How Higher Education Can Win America Back

Jefferson believed in the egalitarian potential of education, and we should, too.

The New York Times - 1d

‘It’s full of things that didn’t happen – but it feels right!’ Inside the making of Bob Dylan film A Complete Unknown

Starring an Oscar-tipped Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold’s biopic retells Dylan’s electric early career, but it resonates with today’s toxic fame and politics. The creative team explain their ...

The Guardian - 1d

Gunnar and Boomer Esiason: How a football family found solace in hockey

Throughout Gunnar Esiason's journey with cystic fibrosis, the sport of hockey has always been huge part of his family. See their story on E60 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN).

ESPN - 1d

Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here's how to protect them

The death of an Oregon house cat from bird flu and a pet food recall are raising questions about how people can protect their pets

ABC News - 2d

Meta gains for a third straight year depend on things the company can and can't control

A big question mark in 2025 is politics.

CNBC - 2d

Embiid: Win over C's shows Sixers' 'high ceiling'

Philadelphia's Christmas Day win over defending champion Boston is the latest in a string of performances that has turned around the 76ers' season and renewed their championship aspirations.

ESPN - 2d

Family tensions can run high over Christmas. Here’s how to make things a little easier | Becca Bland

Approaching disagreements with respect and curiosity can deepen our connections with even difficult relatives. Becca Bland is a journalist and researcher with a specialism in family estrangement ...

The Guardian - 2d

Christmas? Hanukkah? This Year for Our Family, It’s Chrismukkah.

Like many members of interfaith families, I get to observe the two holidays on the same day this year.

The New York Times - 3d

Royal family celebrates Christmas with no sign of Prince Andrew

King Charles III was joined at Christmas services by close members of the royal family, including Prince William and Kate — but Prince Andrew was notably absent.

CBS News - 3d